The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F33
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Basingstoke, RG22 6HA
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Cranbourne
Wessex Close, Basingstoke, RG21 3NP
Local ranking40th of 69 secondary schools in Hampshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 6 January 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 32.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 143
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 987
- Boys
- 560 (51%)
- Girls
- 528 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (91% full)
- SEND
- 21.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.3%
- EAL
- 18.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.0%
- SEN Support
- 15.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 60.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,947/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 68.2%
- White Other: 8.0%
- Black African: 5.8%
- Asian Other: 4.2%
- Asian Indian: 4.1%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
68.2%
White British
8.0%
White Other
5.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Wessex Close
Basingstoke, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 116432
- UKPRN
- 10015484
- Establishment No.
- 4164
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Score
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- Type
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Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B75
- Type
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- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
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- Distance
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Ofsted: Expected
Score
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- Type
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- Phase
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- Location
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Ofsted: Expected
Score
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- Type
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- Phase
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- Location
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Ofsted: Good
Score
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- Type
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- Phase
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- Location
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- Distance
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